Meanwhile, England coach Peter Moores said the situation would be assessed after the completion of the Sri Lanka series.

"It would be wrong of me as a selector and coach not to review things at the end of this series," Moores told Sky Sports.

"Alastair's in a tough patch at the moment but he's working extremely hard to get out of that."

After Tuesday's final match in Colombo, England have only four guaranteed matches in the triangular series against Australia and India next month before their World Cup campaign begins against co-hosts Australia on 14 February.

Moores also defended Eoin Morgan, who was out first ball in Pallekele on Saturday and has made only one fifty in his last 18 ODI innings.

"I think Morgan's playing well. He got a beauty today. He plays a style of cricket that aggressive and can win matches," he said.

"Australia is a place where he has performed well in the past.

"We'll try and pick a 15 for the tri-series that will be the team for the World Cup. You want your side settled by the time you get to that stage."